During surgery, your doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy. This procedure lets them take a sample of lymph nodes to inspect for cancer cells. It can be hard to choose between a lumpectomy or ...

replace axillary dissection with sentinel [lymph] node biopsy [SLNB], give less radiotherapy in the form of partial breast irradiation or give it over a shorter period of time with ...

You normally have a test called a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). Your doctor removes the first lymph node or nodes that the melanoma could have spread to. You have a SLNB at the same time as a ...

If required, the GP may then refer you to a hospital for further tests. You may need a lymph node biopsy, which involves removing some or all of an affected lymph node, which is then studied in a ...